In doing so, they became the smallest ever nation to qualify for a major tournament. After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro , Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16 , advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France 5—2.

They became the smallest nation by population to ever clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the tournament on 9 October In , Iceland applied to take part in qualification for the World Cup , but the application was rejected.

In , Iceland won the first edition of the friendly tournament known as the Greenland Cup. Since , the team has taken part in qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship.

This record stood until when they managed to reach 21st. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.

In qualification for Euro , Iceland finished third in their group, one point behind Scotland. In , Iceland almost secured qualification for their first World Cup.

Iceland qualified for a major tournament for the first time in after finishing second in Group A of qualification for Euro , losing only two games, and beating the Netherlands — which had finished third in the World Cup — twice.

At the tournament finals, Iceland recorded 1—1 draws in their first two group stage matches against Portugal and Hungary. They then advanced from their group with a 2—1 victory against Austria.

Iceland qualified for the World Cup , their first ever appearance in the world championship, securing qualification on 9 October after a 2—0 win against Kosovo.

However, their chances of advancing from the group were hurt following a 2—0 loss to Nigeria, putting Iceland to play with full determination against already qualified Croatia.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Sweden and Estonia on 11 and 15 January respectively.

The following players have been called up to the Iceland squad in the last 12 months. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. RET Player retired from the national team.

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: FIFA Rules for classification: UEFA Rules for classification: First match es will be played on 22 March List of Iceland national football team managers.

Association football portal Iceland portal. Retrieved 20 December Retrieved 29 January Retrieved 3 November Retrieved 16 October Retrieved 10 October On 11 October he managed to get a big result, as the Faroe Islands once again became the Austrian nightmare.

The game ended 1—1, giving the Faroe Islands their first qualifying point in four years. On 22 March , the Faroese people got a glimpse of their future national team, a new generation of more technical and paceful players beat the Icelandic national team 2—1 in a friendly match, their first ever victory over Iceland.

On 9 September , Faroe Islands recorded their first competitive win since the World Cup qualification stage after beating Lithuania 2—1.

The score was still 1—0 after 90 minutes played, but Estonia scored twice during stoppage time and Faroe Islands lost the match 2—1. Striker Christian Holst scored for the Faroes in the 60th minute, before Kyle Lafferty equalised 16 minutes later for the visiting side, earning a point for both teams.

The other teams in the group were Germany , Sweden , Austria , and Kazakhstan. His pre-match speeches were full of passion and gave the players confidence to go out and play against the very best in Europe.

On 8 November the Faroese Football Association announced that an agreement had been reached with the year-old former Denmark captain and European Champion from , Lars Olsen , to become the next coach of the Faroe Islands.

Faroe midfielder Christian Holst scored twice. On 11 October , Olsen got his first point in a 1—1 draw against Kazakhstan. On 14 November , the Faroe Islands caused a major international football upset by defeating hosts Greece 0—1 during the Euro qualifiers.

The team eventually finished 5th of their group with 6 points, and never conceding more than three goals in a match. The opposition had two late equalizers in stoppage time, however this recorded Faroe Islands fourth victory over Liechtenstein since On 3 September , the Faroe Islands defeated Andorra 1—0 in a World Cup Qualifying match on home soil, beating their own record which was 7 points in a EURO or World Cup qualification; after the victory over Andorra the Faroe Islands reached a record 8 points in the World Cup Qualification after playing eight of ten matches.

As of 26 September , the Faroese national team has twelve full-time professionals playing in Norwegian , Danish and Icelandic leagues, compared to the team who won the Austria game in Landskrona, which was entirely made up of amateurs.

Although, international football being the primarily one. Flood lights were introduced in , and new seats under roof have been installed, the surface has been replaced with artificial grass and the stadium now meets all UEFA and FIFA demands.

Skansin was formed in , following their 1—0 away victory against Greece in Pireaus and the opening of their newly renovated stadium.

As of April , Skansin has members domestically, and stand tickets are sold out every home match. Drums and trumpets are an essential part of their support.

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